Results, Ridings and Candidates
Desnethé - Missinippi - Churchill River
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 177/177 polls | |||
| CON | Rob Clarke | 8,964 | 46.67 |
Elected |
| LIB | David Orchard | 5,816 | 30.28 |
|
| NDP | Brian Morin | 3,412 | 17.76 |
|
| GRN | George Morin | 735 | 3.83 |
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| FPP | Rob Ballantyne | 282 | 1.47 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Rob Clarke (Incumbent)
- Rob Ballantyne
- George Morin
- David Orchard
- Brian Morin
Rob Clarke
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: Completed two years of post-secondary education at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, B.C.
Profession: Police officer
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Leanne
Children: Two - Kobey and Kabree
Career Background: Is a sergeant in the RCMP and has served in several locations in Sasaktchewan. Was the officer in charge in his last two postings. Is a member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation and has extensive policing experience in First Nations communities.
Community Activities: Has served on various community boards, including victim services, restorative justice, interagency and police management boards. In the various communities in which he has served, he has coached minor hockey, soccer and baseball, and has been a hockey referee.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in this riding in the March 17, 2008, byelection.
Mailing address:
Box 423
Spiritwood, Sask.
S0J 2M0
Contact information:
Telephone: 306-234-2358
George Morin
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Sandy Bay, Sask.
Education: Studied education and administration
Career Background: Worked for the province as community developer and later became the first aboriginal personnel officer in the provincial civil service. Eventually pursued human resource management and worked for Saskatchewan, as well as the federal and first nations' governments.
Community Activities: Worked with the Fur Institute of Canada to help in the fight against the European animal rights ban on the trapping industry.
Contact information:
Telephone: 306-940-7950
David Orchard
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: June 28, 1950
Age: 58
Birthplace: Borden, Sask.
Education: Studied arts, sciences and law at the University of Saskatchewan and French immersion at Laval University.
Profession: Organic farmer
Career Background: Fourth-generation farmer. Was a founder of Citizens Concerned About Free Trade (CCAFT), a non-partisan citizens organization concerned about the effects on Canadian sovereignty of the free trade agreements with the U.S. Author of The Fight for Canada: Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism.
Community Activities: Founded Citizens Concerned About Free Trade.
Electoral History
Federal: Unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1998 and 2003. Defeated in the riding of Prince Albert in 2000.
Contact information:
Brian Morin
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Buffalo Narrows, Sask.
Profession: Fireman and educational administrator
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Loretta Pederson
Children: Three sons
Career Background: Is the fire protection officer in charge of Buffalo Narrows District, deputy mayor and deputy fire chief of Buffalo Narrows and vice-chair of the Northlands College board of directors.
Community Activities: Has been a hockey referee in northern Saskatchewan for more than 30 years.
Electoral History
Municipal: Is deputy mayor of Buffalo Narrows.
Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in this riding in the March 17, 2008, byelection.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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